EDGI is monitoring tens of thousands of federal web pages to understand and reveal the ways in which public digital environmental information and access to information is being altered. Since January 2017, federal websites have been changed to reduce access to climate change information [1], downplay US reliance on clean energy [2], and increase emphasis on US jobs [3]. Among the most significant changes that we have reported on have been the removal of the Climate Action Reports from the State Department’s website [4] and the overhaul and removal of portions of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Climate Change website [5, 6, see screenshot below].

The ENTIRE Student’s Guide to Global Climate Change web domain was removed as part of the EPA’s website overhaul [7, 8].

Website Monitoring Analyst Volunteer (5-10 hours/week): Analysts track and classify website changes flagged by our version tracking software. Each analyst is responsible for monitoring a set of web domains on a weekly cycle, which is important for ensuring timely response and coverage. Please take this time commitment into account when considering volunteering. We work remotely over Slack and video conference, with weekly meetings to discuss significant changes, emerging themes, and project updates. Analysts interested in committing more time are encouraged to contribute to writing reports, as well as long-term pattern analysis.